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Colonial sea squirt
Polysyncraton lacazei (Giard, 1872)
AnimalsCompound ascidians
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & North
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Red synascidianBritish English
- Rote synascidieGerman (Germany)
- Sinascidia rojaEuropean Spanish
- Synascidie de LacazeFrench (France)
- Synascidie rougeFrench (France)
- Sinascidia rossaItalian (Italy)
- Rode korstzapijpDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
- Diplosimoides lacazei
- Leptoclinum lacazei
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Sources
- TRELUT Pascal, SITTLER Alain-Pierre, ANDRÉ Frédéric in : DORIS, 31/03/2017 : Polysyncraton lacazei (Giard, 1872), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/515
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Polysyncraton lacazei (Giard, 1872), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/493
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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